Fishing lure

Abstract

A fishing lure or bait is a shaped body of a gelatinous elastomeric composition. The gelatinous elastomeric composition is made from a styrenic block copolymer and an oil mixture of a first oil and a second oil. The first oil has a viscosity and the second oil has a viscosity. The viscosity of the first oil is greater than the viscosity of the second oil. The second oil is in excess of the first oil.

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       5 . A fishing lure or bait comprising a shaped body of a gelatinous elastomeric composition comprising:
 5% to 20% by weight of a styrenic block copolymer where said styrenic block copolymer is selected from the group consisting of SBS (styrene butadiene styrene), SIS (styrene-isoprene-styrene), SEPS (styrene ethylene/propylene styrene), SEBS (styrene ethylene/butylene styrene), and SEEPS (styrene ethylene/ethylene-propylene-styrene) and combinations thereof;   0 to 1% by weight of an additive, where said additive is selected from the group of: heat stabilizers, antioxidants, UV-stabilizers, pigments, dyes, flavorant, attractants and combinations thereof; and   80 to 95% by weight of a first oil and a second oil where said first oil and said second oil are selected from the group consisting of: mineral oil, silicone oil and combinations thereof, where:
 32% to 38% by weight are said first oil having a viscosity in the range of 13-20 cPs at 40° C.; and 
 48% to 57% by weight are said second oil having a viscosity in the range of 3.5-6 cPs at 40° C. 
   
   
   
       6 . A fishing lure or bait according to  claim 1  where said gelatinous elastomeric composition comprises a blend of styrenic block copolymers, one styrenic block copolymer being a SEEPS and said SEEPS being a major component of said blend. 
   
   
       7 . A fishing lure or bait according to  claim 1  where said gelatinous elastomeric composition comprises: 4-13% by weight of SEEPS, 1-5% by weight of SEBS, 0-2% by weight of SEPS. 
   
   
       8 . A fishing lure or bait comprising a shaped body of a gelatinous elastomeric composition consisting essentially of:
 5% to 20% by weight of a styrenic block copolymer where said styrenic block copolymer comprises a blend of styrenic block copolymers, one styrenic block copolymer being a SEEPS (styrene ethylene/ethylene-propylene-styrene), said SEEPS being a major component of said blend and where a second styrenic block copolymer of said blend being selected from the group consisting of SBS (styrene butadiene styrene), SIS (styrene-isoprene-styrene), SEPS (styrene ethylene/propylene styrene), SEBS (styrene ethylene/butylene styrene), and combinations thereof;   0 to 1% by weight of an additive, where said additive is selected from the group of: heat stabilizers, antioxidants, UV-stabilizers, pigments, dyes, flavorant, attractants and combinations thereof; and   80 to 95% by weight of a first oil and a second oil where said first oil and said second oil are selected from the group consisting of: mineral oil, silicone oil and combinations thereof, where:
 32% to 38% by weight are said first oil having a viscosity in the range of 13-20 cPs at 40° C.; and 
 48% to 57% by weight are said second oil having a viscosity in the range of 3.5-6 cPs at 40° C.